Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

Poseidon Pavilion is located in a corner of Poseidon Lake.

Mu En sat in the pavilion, his gaze unfocused, as if he had been overwhelmed by something heavy. He simply stared at the lake, gazing blankly at the fish swimming in the water.

Several months had passed since the Soul Master Competition, but the defeat on the day of the finals completely shattered all the confidence of this genius.

He had always thought that he and Long Xiaoyao were unparalleled geniuses on the continent, until he faced Sheng Yangyue, that "monster"—only then did he truly understand that there was a vast gap between geniuses, and that the two were completely incomparable, with him being easily crushed by the other.

Especially during that mental illusion, he witnessed the real dragon and the strange phenomena symbolizing the sun and moon, and his heart was filled with shock: How could a person's martial spirit be so powerful as to defy the heavens?
In the distance, Wang Xinshi had just finished the meeting at the Sea God Pavilion. As soon as he arrived, he saw his youngest disciple staring blankly at the Sea God Lake.

He knew in his heart that the boy had not yet recovered from the defeat in the finals that day, so he immediately started walking slowly toward Moon.

“Moun”.

"Master?"

Upon hearing his master's voice, Mu En looked towards Wang Xinshi, who was walking beside him, and respectfully responded.

Wang Xinshi sat down next to Mu En and said, "Failure is not terrible; what is terrible is being discouraged by it."

"But Master, that monster Sheng Yangyue is just too powerful..."

“Mu En.” Wang Xinshi interrupted Mu En, asking with a serious expression, “Have you forgotten the life of your ancestor? Yu Xiaogang’s ancestor also persevered through countless setbacks.”

If your ancestors could see you like this, what would they think?

Mu En, who had originally wanted to speak up in defense, fell silent instantly after hearing his master mention the matter of their ancestor.

He has always regarded his ancestor Yu Xiaogang as his lifelong role model. Just as his master said, if his ancestor knew that he was so decadent now, would he be extremely disappointed in him if he knew from beyond the grave?

Seeing this, Wang Xinshi continued, "Tang San's ancestor's Blue Silver Grass was initially quite ordinary, but through his unremitting efforts, he eventually evolved it into the Blue Silver Emperor."

Didn't you always want to become someone like Tang San? But what are you now, in your current state?
If things continue like this, you might as well just leave Shrek Academy and go back to your sect!
I am currently grooming you to be the heir to the Sea God Pavilion. If you continue to be so dejected, I will truly be very disappointed in you.

After speaking, Wang Xinshi quietly gazed at Mu En.

He originally intended to help this disciple obtain a 100,000-year spirit ring as his seventh spirit ring, but if Mu En is unable to recover, he may not even be able to absorb a spirit ring of 80,000 or 90,000 years, let alone a 100,000-year one.

Therefore, he had to get the child up immediately. Although Sheng Yangyue's ultimate space martial soul was powerful, his own disciple's light holy dragon martial soul was by no means weak!
After hearing his master's words, Mu En silently lowered his head.

At that moment, he seemed to have an epiphany: his master was right, one failure is nothing, what really matters is his own fearless and courageous heart.

"Master, I understand."

Looking at Mu En, who had regained his spirits, Wang Xinshi nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's good that you understand."

"Now get ready to go to Shrek City to pick up your good brother, and then take him to the outer courtyard dormitory."

"Huh?" Mu En asked in confusion, "Master, why not arrange for me to be placed in the inner courtyard, but instead go to the outer courtyard?"

"Naturally, we need to let them stay in the outer courtyard for a year first. Only after experiencing the trials will they cherish the last two years in the inner courtyard even more."

After leaving behind these profound words, Wang Xinshi vanished from Mu En's sight, leaving Mu En standing alone, pondering his master's intentions. After a moment, Mu En seemed to understand something.

He took a deep look in the direction his master had left, then turned and left the Sea God Pavilion, flying towards Shrek City.

On the other side, inside Shrek Academy, near the Martial Soul Academy.

Led by Zhao Xin, the group from Sun Moon Academy arrived in front of a newly built building.

The crowd stared at the brand-new building before them, as if it had never been used before, and exchanged bewildered glances.

The students of Sun Moon Academy were filled with doubt: Wasn't Shrek Academy always rumored to have very old and dilapidated dormitories?
But the brand-new building in front of them made them think that those rumors might just be false.

Sheng Yangyue's lips twitched involuntarily as she looked at the new building in front of her and muttered to herself: Could it really be as I guessed?

Just then, Zhao Xin spoke up, saying, "Vice Dean Kong, for this exchange student program, our college specially built this new dormitory overnight, specifically for all the Sun and Moon exchange students to live in."

These words are enough to demonstrate Shrek Academy's sincerity. The academy has spared no expense in preparing for this exchange program. As for who this dormitory is mainly for, the answer is already self-evident.

"Vice Dean Kong, please come with me for a tour." Zhao Xin said, immediately gesturing for Kong Deming and the Sun and Moon students behind him to follow him into the new dormitory building that had never been occupied before, and to check in directly.

Meanwhile, at the gates of Shrek City.

Long Xiaoyao had already arrived at the location. Upon seeing Mu En appear, he immediately waved and called out, "Brother Mu, over here!"

Upon seeing this, Mu En immediately landed on the ground, quickly stepped forward, hugged Long Xiaoyao, and said, "Let's go, Brother Xiaoyao, I'll take you inside."

“Okay.” Long Xiaoyao immediately followed Mu En’s footsteps and headed towards Shrek Academy.

On the way, Long Xiaoyao couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "Brother Mu, we exchange students are not really going to live in those dilapidated dormitories you mentioned before, are we?"

When he chatted with Moon, he learned that the conditions in Shrek's freshman dormitories were extremely poor, even described as "not a place for humans to live." At that time, he thought the academy was quite unique, but now that it was his turn to live there, a subtle feeling arose in his heart.

Hearing this, Moon nodded and explained, "The exchange student program stipulates that you must first stay in the outer academy as freshmen for one year, and then you can enter the inner academy for the next two years."

So for the next year, you'll have to share the bathroom with the freshmen from the School of Foreign Languages, and you might even have to fight for it.

"Huh???" Long Xiaoyao was shocked.

Looking at his expression, Moon shrugged helplessly and said, "I was also shocked when I first heard the news, but I got used to it after living here for a month."

"..." Long Xiaoyao was silent for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking out of curiosity, "Do the students of Sun Moon Academy also live in dormitories similar to mine?"

“Yes.” Moon nodded with certainty, his tone filled with confidence. “Any exchange student shall enjoy the same treatment as students from Shrek College’s outer academy; no one shall be an exception.”

"So that's how it is!" Long Xiaoyao suddenly realized, and couldn't help but admire in his heart: As expected of Shrek Academy, it is indeed fair and just.

Little did he know that once he entered the academy and saw the dormitories of the Sun and Moon exchange students, he probably wouldn't think that way anymore.

...(End of chapter)